THE ACOUSTICS OF 'A0-B0 MODE MATCHING' IN THE VIOLIN
Jim Woodhouse · 2023
It has been found that if a violin is adjusted so as to bring two of its low-frequency modes into close proximity.then players nd the result very desirable.In this paper a simple model is developed which allows the process of "matching" these two modes to be studied.The model is shown to 'ct behaviour in good agreement with measurements.Implications are drawn out for possible explanations of the player preferencefor matched instruments.It is suggested that bowing transients must play a significant role.